Julian Alvarez

Some Lesser Known Facts About Julian Alvarez

• Julian Alvarez has been passionate about football since childhood. When he was 4 years old, he started training under Hugo Rafael Varas, an employee of the town municipality who also sold pizzas, empanada discs, and bread.

  

• While studying in school, he was good at studies and was the flagbearer of his school, but his focus was on football.

• At the age of 7, he joined Club Atletico Calchin where he played till the age of 16.

• In 2016, he left Atlético Calchín to the River Plate Club. He even gave trials for Real Madrid, but didn’t join it due to age issues.

  

• He helped the River Plate win the 2018 Copa Libertadores final against the Boca Juniors. He scored a goal against Central Córdoba to help them win the 2019 Copa Argentina final.

  

• In January 2022, he signed a five-and-a-half-year deal worth around £14 million with the English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester City.

• On 30 July 2022, he scored his first goal for City in the 2022 FA Community Shield against Liverpool, but they lost 3-1.

• Julian Alvarez scored his first 2 goals in the EPL on 31 August 2022 against the Nottingham Forest.

• During a 5-0 game against Copenhagen on 5 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal.

• In 2022, he was a member of the Argentina national team which won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

  

• In February 2023, around 20,000 fans signed a petition for the footballer to break up with his girlfriend, Maria Emilia Ferrero after she stopped his fans from taking photos with him.

  

• In 2023, he won the EPL and the Champions League title.

  

• On 22 December 2023, he scored two goals and also made an assist as Manchester City won the Club World Cup final against the Brazilian club Fluminense. He also scored the fastest goal of the tournament history in just 40 seconds.

  

• During his 100th game for Manchester City on 4 May 2024, he scored a goal against the Wolverhampton Wanderers.

• In August 2024, Manchester City club released a documentary feature video titled ‘Standing Alone’ that showed his performance for the club and interviews with his parents and other family members.

• He signed a 6-year, €95 million (£81.8 million) with La Liga club Athletico Madrid in August 2024, which was a record departure for Manchester City.

  

• On 26 September 2024, he scored his 1st club for Madrid against the Celta Vigo.

• He is known for his versatility and capability of playing any position in an offence. He has good technique with one-touch and quick passes. In the tight space, he often does good dribbling.

• When he started earning a good income, he bought his first coach, Hugo Rafael Varas, a Renault Kangoo Van to help him with his delivery job.

  

• He loves drinking a South American herbal beverage named ‘mate’ that is served in a gourd and can be drunk using a metal straw. It is rich in caffeine.

• He has earned the nickname The Spider for his goal celebration of a web shooter.

  

• He is a dog lover and has a pet dog named Tarzan.